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The coin was introduced in 1979.[2][3] At the time the only competing bullion coins being minted were the Krugerrand (which was not widely available because of the economic boycott of apartheid-era South Africa) and the Austrian 100 Corona.[4] Coins minted between 1979 and 1982 have a fineness of .999.
On 3 May 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a Gold Maple Leaf coin with a nominal face value of $1 million and a metal value of over $3.5 million, referred to as a Big Maple Leaf.[5][6] It measures 50 cm in diameter by 3 cm thick and has a mass of 100 kg, with a purity of 99.999%. On 26 March 2017, one of the six pieces was stolen from the Berlin Bode Museum;[7] it has not been found as of 2021. It is assumed that it has been melted down for the gold.[8][9]
The Gold Maple Leaf's observe displays the profile of the Monarch of Canada while the reverse displays a maple leaf. In 2013 and 2015, new security features were introduced. In 2013, a laser-micro-engraved textured maple leaf was added on a small area of the reverse (Maple Leaf) side of the coin. In the centre of this mark is the numeral denoting the coin's year of issue, which is only visible under magnification. In 2015, the radial lines on the coin's background on both sides of the coin were added.[10]
For .99999 ("Five Nines") Pure Gold Maple Leafs, see Special issues below.
The .9999 1982 Gold Maple Leafs began minting in November.[citation needed] Thus, most of the 1982 Gold Maple Leafs are .999 fine.
Some dealers have complained about the production quality of the Gold Maples.[11][12][13]
Special issues
99.999% Gold Maple Leaf
The gold Maple Leaf coin was .999 pure until 1982, when its purity was raised to .9999. Some coins are issued at a purity of .99999; this standard does not replace the Mint's .9999 Gold Maple Leaf coins, but is instead reserved for special editions. In 1999, the mint celebrated twenty years of the $100 Maple Leaf coin by issuing coins with a hologram, struck directly onto the coin's surface, rather than as a separate step.[14]
Year
Theme
Artist
Mintage
Issue Price
Special Notes
Image
2005
Fifty Dollar Coin
N/A
at first 600
left 396
N/A
1 troy ounce coin; .99999 oz pure gold - experimental issue
test bullion coin, 1 troy ounce coin; .99999 oz pure gold, privy t/e - test coin, comes encapsulated and presented in a maroon flock-lined clamshell case, available to collectors who enter draw-to-buy
30,848
N/A
1 troy ounce coin; .99999 oz pure gold, packaged in assay card
Nicknamed the Big Maple Leaf, this coin has a mass of 100 kg (which is 3,215 troy ounces). A set of five coins were minted; one was stolen from Berlin's Bode Museum on March 27, 2017.[15][16]
1 troy ounce coin; .99999 fine gold 1 oz or pur, the picture of the maple leaf on the reverse is the same as on the coin from 2007, but moved right nearly 90 degrees - as on the 100 kg coin, packaged in assay card
Five Hundred Dollar Coin
5 ounce 9999 gold maple leaf forever, mintage of 200
2014
Two Hundred Dollar Coin
Pierre Leduc
N/A
N/A
1 troy ounce coin; .99999 fine gold 1 oz or pur, Gold Howling Wolf, packaged in assay card
2,000
CAD2,799.95
1 troy ounce coin; .99999 fine gold 1 oz or pur, Gold Howling Wolf, proof version comes encapsulated and presented in a maroon flock-lined clamshell case
2015
N/A
N/A
1 troy ounce coin; .99999 fine gold 1 oz or pur, Gold Growling Cougar, packaged in assay card
250
CAD2,799.95
1 troy ounce coin; .99999 fine gold 1 oz or pur, Gold Growling Cougar, proof version comes encapsulated and presented in a maroon flock-lined clamshell case
2016
N/A
N/A
1 troy ounce coin; .99999 fine gold 1 oz or pur, Gold Roaring Grizzly, third and last of series, packaged in assay card
250
CAD2,799.95
1 troy ounce coin; .99999 fine gold 1 oz or pur, Gold Roaring Grizzly, proof version comes encapsulated and presented in a maroon flock-lined clamshell case
Coloured Gold Maple Leaf
Year
Theme
Artist
Mintage
Issue Price
Special Notes
1999
20th Anniversary of the GML - fractional 5 coins
Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
13,025
N/A
These are the first coloured coins that the Royal Canadian Mint has ever produced[17]
2010
Gold Maple Leaf Vancouver Olympics 3 x 31.15 g (1 oz)
Susanna Blunt
200
These are 3 coins of olympic series, but with red painted maple leafs on reverse - all in the wooden box
Hologram Gold Maple Leaf
Year
Theme
Artist
Mintage
Issue Price
Special Notes
1999
$1, $5, $10, $20, $50 GML Hologram Set
Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
500
$1,995
First Coins for RCM to feature a hologram
2001
600
The only difference was the issue date on the coin; 2001 instead of former 1999
$10 GML Hologram
14,614
$195
1⁄4-oz
2009
$1, $5, $10, $50 Hologram Set, 30th Anniversary of Gold Maple Leaf
N/A
750
N/A
1⁄20 oz, 1⁄10 oz, 1⁄4 oz, 1 oz - all packaged in a wooden box
Olympic Maple Leaf
The Royal Canadian Mint and the International Olympic Committee reached an agreement on Olympic Gold and Silver Maple Leaf coins on August 3, 2007, and the agreement allowed the RCM to strike bullion coins with the emblems of the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.[18] The issue consists of two coins – one Gold Maple Leaf coin and a Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coin; both coins feature the date of 2008. The RCM sold Olympic coins through all of its major business lines – bullion, circulation and numismatics.[18]
Individual releases
Year
Theme
Artist
Mintage
Issue price
Comment
1989
10th Anniversary Coin
Walter Ott
6,817
Bullion Value
The only proof version, packaged in a wooden box separately or together with 1⁄2, 1⁄4 and 1⁄10 oz coins
1997
125th Anniversary of the RCMP
Ago Aarand
12,913
US$310
Guaranteed value of US$310, until January 1, 2000
1999
20th Anniversary Coin
N/A
N/A
Bullion value
privy mark "20 years ans" on the reverse
2004
25th Anniversary of Gold Maple Leaf
Walter Ott
10,000
Introduced at ANA World's Fair of Money in Pittsburgh
2014
Bullion Replica
N/A
2,000
CAD2,699.95
Specimen version of Maple Leaf comes encapsulated and presented in a maroon flock-lined clamshell case and accompanied by a serialized certificate
2015
1⁄10 oz Gold Maple Theory of Relativity Privy
N/A
N/A
Frosted background version of Maple Leaf 1⁄10 oz with privy mark E = mc2 on the left
First gold bullion strikes featuring His Majesty King Charles III, sold directly from the Royal Canadian Mint. Encapsulated in a premium card.
Maple Leaf 'Privy M7'
Year
Denomination
Size
Mintage
Special Notes
2004
Ten Dollars
1⁄4-oz
10
This is a test coin struck in a proof or specimen finish. Distributed privately in Europe.
2005
600 (other source: 1,300?)
reverse background of the coin is a "bricks" motive, instead of standard parallel lines bullion finishing as on the obverse; M7 privy mark is on the standard right position
2006
1,093 (other source: 1,100?)
reverse upper half of the background of the coin has standard parallel lines bullion finishing as on the obverse, and the lower half has frosted finishing; M7 privy mark is on the standard right position
2007
1,000 - other source
reverse upper half of the background of the coin is frosted, lower half - with curved "sun rays" motive, partly frosted on the parallel standard bullion finishing; on the obverse, standard parallel lines bullion finishing; M7 privy mark is on the standard right position
Other fractional Gold Maple Leaf
Year
Description
Denomination
Size
Mintage
Issue Price
Special Notes
2011
Maple Leaf variations - standard leaf
50, 10, 5, 1
1 oz, 1⁄4 oz, 1⁄10 oz, 1⁄20 oz
750
CAD3,739.95
Issued as a four coin set in a wooden box plus a gold plated silver medallion - A centennial of world-class refining, all coins double dated 1911-2011, additionally on 1 oz coin privy mark "100 years/ans"
2012
Maple Leaf variations - three leaves
50, 20, 10, 5, 1
1 oz, 1⁄2 oz, 1⁄4 oz, 1⁄10 oz, 1⁄20 oz
CAD3,999.95
Issued as a five coin set in a wooden box - 5th Anniversary of the Million Dollar Coin
2013
Maple Leaf variations - two leaves
50, 10, 5, 1
1 oz, 1⁄4 oz, 1⁄10 oz, 1⁄20 oz
600
CAD3,899.95
Issued as a four coin set in a wooden box - 25th Anniversary Fractional Set
2014
Maple Leaf variations - three leaves
CAD3,999.95
Issued as a four coin set in a wooden box
2015
Maple Leaf variations - one leaf
Issued as a four coin set in a wooden box, every 1 oz coin is numbered, different maple leaf on every coin
2016
Maple Leaf variations - one leaf with crown and letters
Issued as a four coin set in a wooden box, every 1 oz coin is numbered, obverse with crowned queen
Bimetallic Maple Leaf
As a way of commemorating 25 years as an industry leader in bullion coins, the Royal Canadian Mint created a unique six-coin set. mint.ca It was a new bimetallic maple leaf, set in bullion finish (a brilliant relief against a parallel lined background). The six-coin set was the first to include the 1⁄25 oz Maple Leaf denomination. Each coin included a double-date of 1979–2004, and the 1 oz coin featured a commemorative privy mark. All coins were packaged in a black leather presentation case with a black velour insert, along with a certificate of authenticity.[20] It was issued at a price of $2,495.95 and with a mintage of 839 sets.[citation needed]
↑"Canadian Gold Maple Sets Viking Privy Mark". taxfreegold.co.uk. The finish on normal bullion maples is, in our opinion, rather disappointing, with striation marks visible where either the blanks or the dies, possibly both, have been polished prior to striking. These striation marks look like scratches, especially when trying to capture high quality photographic images
